Devotees will commemorate on Thursday, Feb. 2, the feast day of the highly revered Our Lady of Candles (Nuestra Senora dela Candelaria), the patroness of Western Visayas and Jaro, Iloilo. Our Lady of Candelaria (Facebook) Fiesta masses will be celebrated at the Jaro Metropolitan Cathedral in Iloilo...
The long Christmas holiday in the country liturgically ends on Monday, Jan. 9, with the Roman Catholic Church’s observance of the Feast of the Baptism of the Lord, which commemorates the baptism of Jesus Christ in the Jordan River by His cousin Saint John the Baptist, at a time when all those...
The long Christmas season in the country officially ends on Sunday, Jan. 8, with the commemoration of the Feast of the Epiphany. Epiphany of the Lord (Catholic Daily Reflections) Liturgically, however, the joyous season officially ends on Monday, Jan. 9, on the Feast of the Baptism of the Lord. The...
MOSCOW, Russia -- President Vladimir Putin has gifted eight golden rings to Moscow-allied leaders of post-Soviet countries, sparking a torrent of jokes and comparisons with power-hungry tyrant Sauron from The Lord of the Rings trilogy. During a summit that took place in Saint Petersburg on Monday...
REFLECTIONS TODAY Today’s Gospel narrates the birth and the naming of John the Baptist. Both Elizabeth and Zechariah want their son to be named John despite the fact that there is no one in their family who is called by this name. When asked by their relatives, the dumb Zechariah writes on a...
REFLECTIONS TODAY Today’s Gospel speaks not only of correct teaching, but also of correct practice. The Gospel passage ends the Sermon on the Mount found in Matthew 5–7. It is in these three chapters that the teachings of Jesus on discipleship can be found. Today’s Gospel clearly states that...
A measure seeking the regulation of the local natural gas industry--one of the priorities of the current administration--has moved forward in the House of Representatives. Marinduque lone district Rep. Lord Allan Velasco On Thursday, Nov. 10, the House Committee on Energy chaired by Marinduque lone...
Prospective car buyers would need to show proof that they have adequate garage or parking space before they will be allowed to buy one. This is the conditon that Marinduque lone district Rep. Lord Allan Velasco wants to institutionalize under House Bill (HB) No. 31. Vehicles are seen parked on...
What do Pampanga 2nd district Rep. Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo, Marinduque lone district Rep. Lord Allan Velasco, and Davao del Norte 1st district Rep. Pantaleon Alvarez all have in common? Speaker Martin Romualdez (Facebook) They are all former House Speakers, and on Monday, July 25, picked the same...
House Speaker Lord Allan Velasco has taken his oath as the re-elected Marinduque lone district representative in the 19th Congress while he shared the stage with Vice President-elect Sara Duterte-Carpio. Outgoing House Speaker and re-elected Marinduque lone district Rep. Lord Allan Velasco takes...
REFLECTIONS TODAY The preaching of the Kingdom of God did not die with Jesus on the cross. Inspired and empowered by the risen Christ, it was continued by the Twelve apostles and other ministers of the Word. The followers of Jesus started as a small band of Jews in Jerusalem, but later expanded to...
Incumbent House Speaker Lord Allan Velasco endorsed on Tuesday, May 17 Majority Leader and Leyte 1st district Rep. Martin Romualdez as his successor for the top post in the legislative chamber in the upcoming 19th Congress. BATON PASSED?--Majority Leader Martin Romualdez (left) share a fist bump...
